Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Marine Corps |
|---|---|
| Rank | Corporal |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 05/29/1943 – 02/25/1946 |
| Date of Birth | 09/09/1924 |
| Date of Death | 11/26/2013 |
| Hometown | Jerome, OH |
| Awards | Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Citation |
| Burial Location | Jerome Twp. Cemetery |
| Monument Paver | Section F |
| Source | HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND (Claudia Robinson Bartow, 2002) p. 137-138; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 438; information and photograph from "Off the Hook", Marysville Journal-Tribune, 03/20/2009 |
Overseas service: Peleliu, Caroline Islands; New Caledonia; served in capture and occupation of Peleliu - 1300 Marines were killed, 3000 wounded, island was 2 miles wide, 6 miles long; it was 78 days before Peleliu was secured. School: New California High School. Enlisted on 05/29/1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio; time of foreign service 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days; invasion of Peleliu in Western Caroline Islands; Honorable Discharge from Cherry Point, North Carolina on 01/25/1946; graduated in 1942 1-16-2010 Herb Vollrath funeral honor guard;1-29 picked up form for brother
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument